Catch for stands for motorcycles and the like



C. L. CHOW-"T.

CATCH FOR STANDS FOR MOTORCYCLES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 26, 1920.

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CATCH FOR STANDS FOR MOTORCYCLES AND THE-LIKE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 11, 1921.

Application filed January 26, 1920. Serial No. 354,132.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Cinemas LEIGHTON Cnorr, asubject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at 21Ritherdon road, Balham, London, *ngland, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Catches for Stands for Motorcycles and the like, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relatesto an improvement in the construction of catches onthe mud guards of motor cycles and the like, for holding in position thestand, the object being to devise a simple catch, capable of a qulck andeasy method of attaching and detaching the stand and locking same toprevent th danger of it dropping down when the motor cycle is running onthe road.

The accompanying drawings illustrate a catch embodying my improvements.

Figure 1 is a side elevation.

Fig. 2 is a back elevation.

Fig. 3 is a detail drawing illustrating the attachment of the catch tothe mudguard; and the stand locked up in position.

The catch is bolted to the mudguard in the ordinary manner and consistsof a piece of metal A with forked ends 13, B and splayed out for thereception of the back rod C of the stand 1). The outer member B of thefork is slotted out, into which freely fits the arm E formed of a flatpiece of metal which is hinged to the lower end of B at F. The innervertical side of the arm is at an angle to the-vertical forming aninclined surface P the top edge of which iabuts against the inner sideof the fork. The top side of the arm E upon which rests the rod C of thestand is cam shaped. An elongation outward of the upper portion of thecatch forms a trigger T for releasing the stand, a spring S is attachedto the trigger and locks the catch.

Tn the top end of the fork is a small spring U which takes up any playbetween the stand and the catch, preventing any rattle.

The action of the catch is as follows The stand is forced up the fork BB and by means of the incline surface, the arm E is forced back, untilthe stand passes above the top of the arm, when the arm falls back andlocks the stand in position, upon depressing the trigger T the stand isreleased and falls down.

I claim:

1. In a catch for motor cycle stands, the combination of a fork-shapedfitting to receive the end of the motor cycle stand, an arm pivotallymounted at its lower end in a centrally disposed slot in one leg of saidfitting, said arm having its lower inner side normally inclined to thevertical and forming an inclined surface and its upperrinne-r side ofcam shape, said arm projecting rearwardly from said slot and terminatingin a trigger for the purpose of operating the arm and also for theattachment of one end of a spring for locking said arm in functioningposition, for the purposes described.

2. In a catch for motor cycle stands, the combination of a fork-shapedfitting to receive the end of the motor cycle stand, an arm pivotallymounted at its lower end in a centrally disposed slot in one leg of thesaid tting, said arm having its lower inner side normally inclined tothe vertical and forming an inclined surface and its upper inner side ofcam shape, said arm projecting rearwardly from said slot and terminatingin a trigger for the purposes of operating the arm and also for theattachment of one end of a spring for locking said arm in functioningposition, and resilient buffering means located between the legs of saidfork-shaped projection cooperating with the end of said stand, for thepurposes described.

3. In a catch for motor cycle stands, the combination of a fork-shapedfitting adapted to be fitted to a mudguard of a motor cycle, and shapedto receive the end of the stand therefor, an arm pivotally mounted in avertical slot in the outer leg of said fitting, said arm comprising aflat plate pivoted at its lower end in said slot and having its lowerinner face normally inclined to the vertical and forming an inclinedsurface and its upper inner face lo- Q I r Y 1,893,608

cated above the point of connection to the ranged to engage the end ofthe stand to outer leg of said fitting, said arm extendprevent rattling,for the purpose described.

ing rearwardly to form a trigger for the CHARLEQ LEIGHTON CROFT purposeof operating the same, a spring-con- V k nected at one end to saidfitting and at the \Vitnesses:

vopposite end tosaid trigger, and a spring CHARLES J. CROFT,

located between the legs of the fitting ar- AvIs HUGHES;

